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December 22, 2006

Australia minus McGrath and Warne

Following up to my wondering about how Australia would cope with the possible absence of both, Warne and McGrath, here's how Australia's done in test cricket when neither of them have played (obviously in tests since both made their debuts).

Game	Result
T5, v England, 2003	Lost
T1, v West Indies, 2003	Won
T2, v West Indies, 2003	Won
T1, v Zimbabwe, 2003	Won
T2, v Zimbabwe, 2003	Won
T1, v India, 2003	Draw
T2, v India, 2003	Lost
T3, v India, 2003	Won
T4, v India, 2004	Draw

There's definitely a trend there, despite a perfectly acceptable record of Played 9, Won 5, Lost 2, Drawn 2. India was the only "strong" team that Australia encountered during 2003 when Warne and McGrath were away for a long stretch of time. India was the only side that Australia faltered against. Yes, England won at Sydney, but I'd perhaps put that down to a "dead-rubber" syndrome. Zimbabwe were never really meant to be on the same ground anyway!

Perhaps, there's light at the end of the tunnel for Australia's opponents now! I can't figure out why this strategy wasn't so bloody obvious earlier - Just wait for Warne and McGrath to grow old and retire!

Labels: australia, england, india, mcgrath, warne, west indies, zimbabwe

Thus spake Jagadish @ 9:20 pm |

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